A key thing when in debate is to use the right words. I am slowly learning the tricks of this tactic, and have found that a poor choice of words can lead a detractor down a path from which there is no returning. Here are some classic examples of words which used to have secular meanings, but which now have been hijacked by the religious for their own purposes.
Belief/I believe: Each of us has beliefs, but the way I use the word, it is to put...